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- French · calque ofAmérique latine
- English todayLatin America
Calque of French Amérique latine. Thought to be coined by French Emperor Napoleon III.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Latin America
Today it means: Those parts of the Americas which speak Romance (Latin-derived) languages, namely Spanish, Portuguese, French, or creoles based on these. Full definition →
French Amérique latine